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PrimaryOne Health celebrated its 2015 achievements and ushered in new officers at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors on May 09, 2016 at the Columbus Fire Fighters Union, 379 W. Broad Street. Kevin Dixon, PhD, Board chair served as master of ceremonies and shared the board and staff’s achievements for 2015. Some of the accomplishments highlighted included:

• Selectionofnewchiefexecutiveofficer,Charleta B. Tavares

• Newbranding campaignwith newname, logo and tagline

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• Servicesto37,339patients

• Selectionofnewchiefclinicalofficer,Dr. Aaron Clark

• Selectionofnewcomplianceofficer,Gaibrelle “Gabby” Reissland

• 2ndPlaceinNationalAssociationofCommunity Health Centers Com-petition for two programs: Diabetes Management Program and Impact of Pharmacy Services on Chronic Disease Markers

• HealthResourcesServicesAdministra-tion (HRSA) —3-year Service Area Com-petition Grant

• HRSADentalServicesExpansionGrant

• BoardandExecutiveLeadershipTeamStrategic Planning Retreat

• AdditionofPhysicalTherapyServices(partnership with the Ohio State University)

The event also marked the end of board service for long-time member, Sonia Johnson-Carey who has witnessed the growth in patients, services and locations since 2006. Ms. Johnson-Carey will be honored for her service along with award recognitions at the organization’s Annual Healthcare Justice Awards event on October20,2016attheHiltonEaston.

New Leadership, Achievements Highlighted at 19th Annual MeetingBy Charleta B. Tavares, CEO

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PrimaryOne Health now has a new ful l t i m e C o m m u n i c a - t ions Coordinator , Y o l a n d a O w e n s . Y o l a n d a c o m e s t o us f rom Mid-Ohio Foodbank where she

was the Manager of Communications & Digital Media. In her role there, she managed all external communications, social and traditional media, web content, tangible marketing materials and executive speaking engagements.

Her duties at PrimaryOne Health will be to enhance our brand through digital and social media and will serve as our media relations contact. We will have an ongoing updated presence on our websi te , Facebook and other media platforms to communicate with partners, patients and tech savvy individuals looking for a way to interact and connect.

Let’s welcome Yolanda at Yolanda.ow-ens@primaryonehealth.org

Welcome Yolanda Owens

Yolanda Owens

Charleta B. Tavares, Dr. Arthur James & Beth Whitted

SAvE THE DATEFor the 2nd Annual Healthcare Justice Awards of course! This year’s awards will be held on October 20, attheHiltonEaston.Keepyoureyespeeled for the opportunity to nominate your favorite medical professional and/or community member who is blazing a trail for those with limited access to healthcare and wellness. We are currently seeking event sponsors, partners and table captains. Funds raised through this event help us to further assist those who struggle to afford quality health services.

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PrimaryOne Health is growing its weight management and diabetes programs this fall in more ways than one might expect. NotonlywillPrimaryOneHealthholdover 170 additional weight management and diabetes classes before the end of 2016, but a new partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s Urban Farms of Central Ohio means that local, farm-fresh produce is growing its way into the classroom. In combination with the usual education and encouragement provided in weight loss and diabetes classes at PrimaryOne Health, Jim Warner from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will demonstrate how to prepare healthy meals using vegetables and herbs provided by the Urban Farm located behind

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Awards

PrimaryOne Health is proud to be led by a fearless leader, Charleta B. Tavares, who bel ieves in providing access to quality services for all people, especially those who have experienced, financial, social and cultural barriers. Her amazing public and private leadership has also been recognized throughout the community by various organizations.

On May 19, 2016, Charleta Tavares was honored at UHCAN’s (Universal Health CareActionNetwork)annualeventLendYour Voice—Healthcare for All. She was recognized because of her strong advocacy

background in behavioral health issues and improving the overall health of the central Ohio community for over 25 years.

On May 31, 2016, Charleta received IMPACT Community Action’s Ripple of Hope Award, acknowledging her awareness of poverty needs within the Columbus community and direct action to foster partnerships between public and private sectors.

On June 17, 2016, Tavares was one of seven awarded the highest recognition given by The Columbus African American News Journal, the Grace Award. Presented at their fifth anniversary celebration, this award recognizes those “who embody brilliant, courageous, unselfish, strategic, spiritual, and results-oriented leadership.”

With high probability, in direct result of her leadership, PrimaryOne Health was also the recipient of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County’s Human Service Champion Award for Health and Wellness for our accomplishments in providing a quality healthcare community service. Keep up the great work PrimaryOne Health Team!

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The Annual Meeting also marshalled in new officers: Carole Anderson, chair; Candi Pringle, chair-elect; Dewitt Harrell, Treasurer; and Jacquel ine Downey, Secretary. Inaddition,LawrenceHalmjoins current board members: Seleshi Asfaw,NancieBechtel(ex-officio),MarkCraddolph, Kevin Dixon, David Ford, Roshelle Pate, Ada Sanchez, Samantha Shuler and Winnie Taylor as a new member of the board of directors.

PrimaryOne Health’s West Broad Street clinic. In alignment with their guiding principle to be a leader in cultural competency, the cooking demonstrations at Pr imaryOne Heal th ’s c l in ics wi l l reflect culturally relevant flavor profiles. Additionally, through a partnership with ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, PrimaryOne Health will distribute Miracle-Gro® Gro-ables® vegetable and herb seeds to patients who attend these classes. Building on the success of the current weight management and diabetes programs, patients will learn hands-on cooking skills, enjoy a healthy meal, receive fresh produce provided by Mid-Ohio Foodbank, and get seeds to start their own gardens.

Through these strategic partnerships, PrimaryOne Health seeks to address numerous barriers that prevent patients f rom achieving opt imum health. By improving access to healthy foods, teaching practical skills that improve self-efficacy in the kitchen, and providing a fun and engaging experience, patients will be better equipped to manage or prevent chronic disease. The first two cooking demonstrations will occur at 2300 West Broad Street on Tuesday, June 28th from 12pm-1pm and Tuesday, August 9th from 12pm-1pm. For more information about future cooking demonstrations, weight management classes, or diabetes classes, please contact David Brewer at david.brewer@PrimaryOneHealth.org

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at PrimaryOne Health

Ohio has the 6th highest rate of infant mortality in the nation with a rate of 7.8 infant deaths per 1000 live births compared with 6.0 in the US. This rate has been stagnant over the last decade while the rate in the US has declined. On the south side, the rate is 10.7 deaths per 1000 live births and for African American babies, the rate is 19.1 deaths per 1000 live births.

blood pressures, weights, and urine dips at each of their visits. Pregnant women enter the program during their 20th to 22nd week of pregnancy in a cohort of 8 to 12 women at approximately the same stage of pregnancy. They are to complete 10 sessions that are 120 minutes long. CenteringPregnancy has been shown to increase rates of live births in turn, decreasing infant mortality rates. It has also been shown to decrease the number of preterm births by 33%.

Fatou Kalala, CenteringPregnancy Coordinator, is leading a Steering Committee and working with Shauntee McGinnis to recruit participants and to spread the word about this great new program in the community.

COMMUNITY SERvICES

PrimaryOne Health Food Give Aways“community health” is all about— partnering to address the needs of a community to make it healthier along with providing quality primary care.

There are three (3) upcoming Produce Markets that will take place at PrimaryOne Health sites. Below are the dates, time and addresses:

• Tue 7/19/2016 — 3 pm 3433 Agler Rd, Columbus, OH 43219

• Tue 8/16/2016 — 3 pm 1905 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43207

• Tue 9/20/2016 — 3pm 1905 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43207

Once again, PrimaryOne Health, in partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank and, support from UnitedHealthcare, held another successful fresh Produce Market at PrimaryOne Health’s West Broad Street Health Center. The Markets took place on April 19th and May 17th. At each of these Markets, current patients and community residents received as much fresh produce as they needed for themselves, their family and in some instances, they were able to pick up food for their next door neighbor if they could not make it.

PrimaryOne Health continues to host Produce Markets in partnership with the Foodbank and UnitedHealthcare, to address a huge need in the neighborhoods where healthy, fresh produce is not easily accessible or affordable. This is what

In order to address this crisis, PrimaryOne Health’s Parsons Ave Center was selected as one of four (4) community health centers in Ohio to receive a grant from the Ohio Department of Health (June 2015) to fund CenteringPregnancy. This grant will allow us to combat the high infant mortality rate on the south side of Columbus by enhancing our prenatal care through the program.

Hosting their f irst meeting on June 14, 2016, CenteringPregnancy is an evidence-based program that provides prenatal care in a group setting where pregnant women receive their pregnancy care through interactive learning and community building. They are empowered to be part of their care by taking their own

The month of May is always the beginning ofabusytimehereinColumbus!Eachyear, PrimaryOne Health is part of a number of community events. These events increase our outreach to our community health centers and serves as a means of marketing our quality of care that weextendtoallofourpatients.Lookforus at upcoming events in the community

throughout the summer. Recent activities include:

May21s—VineyardChurch-DiabetesEvent

May 26—Columbus Area Integrated HealthServices-BehavioralHealthEvent

May 28 & 29—Asian Festival

June 2—Kappa Alpha Psi-“Fatherhood Matters,SafeSleepExpo”

Community Events

June18—ColumbusPrideEvent

June25—NationalAllianceonMentalIllness(NAMI)forFranklinCountyWalk

Pharmacy Services at PrimaryOne Health

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).

Mission: To provide access to services that improve the health status of families, including people experiencing financial, social, or cultural barriers to health care.

Corporate Office1800 Watermark Drive, Suite 420Columbus, Ohio 43215p: 614.645.5500f: 614.645.5517www.primaryonehealth.org

PrimaryOne Health has a long history of offering pharmacist services. Currently, there are three clinical pharmacists that work in 6 of our 10 clinics. Responsibilities of the pharmacists include: working directly with providers to help answer drug information questions, helping navigate the 340b system, and providing direct one-on-one care to patients. All members of a patient’s care team can refer patients to pharmacy services. Reasons for referral can include complete medication reviews, diabetes management, hypertension management, smoking cessation, and spirometry.

When a patient is referred for a complete medication review, the patient is asked to bring all prescription and over-the-counter medications to the appointment. During the visit, the pharmacist and patient will review every medication. For each medication, the pharmacist and patient will discuss why the medication is prescribed, how to appropriately take the medication, expected side effects of the medications, and ways to avoid side effects of the medications. The patient will leave the appointment with an updated medication list that can be kept in a purse or wallet and given to all healthcare providers. If the pharmacist detects any problems during this review, those issues are discussed with the prescriber and remedied as appropriate.

Working directly with providers, pharmacists can also help care for patients with uncontrolled diabetes and/or hypertension. During these visits, the pharmacist spends time educating the patient about management and potential complications of the uncontrolled chronic disease. A significant amount of time is spent on how medications work within the body. At the end of each visit, the pharmacist can make recommendations to the provider, which may include starting, stopping, or changing a medication, and will provide the patient with a follow-up appointment to come back and see the pharmacist. With these visits, the pharmacist serves an important role on the care team to help improve chronic disease outcomes.

Additionally, patients can be referred to pharmacy if and when they are ready to quit smoking. Pharmacists will assess the patient’s smoking history, and utilize motivational interviewing to work with patients to initiate behavior change. During the visit, patients will learn about the addiction process, types of smoking cessation aides, and ways to overcome the physical and mental dependence on nicotine. If necessary, pharmacists will refer to our behavioral health specialists for an integrated approach to healthcare. Follow-up visits, whether in person or over the phone, are routine and frequent so that patients stay committed to their smoking cessation goals.

Pharmacists have also started performing spirometry testing in order to identify, help diagnosis, and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Spirometry appointments include an assessment of risk factors for COPD and asthma, inhaler use, frequency and extent of respiratory symptoms, and pulmonary function tests. Results from spirometry as well as therapeutic recommendations are shared with the providers.

As vital members of the integrated healthcare team, pharmacists at PrimaryOne Health are committed to providing quality care and improving patient outcomes.

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Current PrimaryOne Health Clinical Pharmacists

Alexa Sevin, PharmD, BCACP

Kelly Wright, PharmD, BCACP, TTS

PGY2 Resident: Josh Gaborcik, PharmD